Renee Gracie will return in the GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS in 2025, but this time, she will enter as a solo driver.
In what is her third year in the category since making a grand return to the sport, Gracie has enjoyed steady improvement and progression in that time, alongside co-driver Paul Stokell – with their most notable performances at Phillip Island and Queensland Raceway in 2024.
This year, the Queenslander reunites with Melbourne Performance Centre in the same Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2.
The season will serve as quite a unique one for Gracie, who is once again backed by OnlyFans contesting a full season entry as a solo driver in GT racing in Australia.
Gracie will get her season underway at Phillip Island for the opening round of GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS headlining the Shannons SpeedSeries on April 4-6.
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“I’m looking forward to it,” said Gracie.
“I’ve never had to share a car before until last year when I teamed with Paul and it was amazing, it was great, and something I was apprehensive about at the beginning, but by the end of the year it was awesome to do.
“I’ve been reclassified as a Bronze, so I’ll race in the Am Class. Being able to copy and paste to be racing with the same team in the Audi we raced last year is something I’ve never done in my motorsport career, but I think there’s a level of excitement knowing nothing else has changed. I can use all the experience from last year and take it onboard for this season, so I am looking forward to doing that.
“I'll spend the maximum amount of time in the car, so I can really see myself improving throughout the year and it gives me a great platform to develop in my third year now in the category.
“I have been so fortunate to be involved in the category. Originally, when I was looking around to re-start racing I was contacted by Ben (McMellan) the head of SRO Motorsports Australia and have been welcomed with open arms, which I can’t say for other categories.
“The category itself fits perfectly with what I want to do with my motorsport career and where I’m at. It’s a really great category and area of motorsport.
“I’m here to stay if I can and I have no intention of going anywhere else.”